Our last day took me through familiar terrain. I have cycled this part of the The Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail many times especially while training for this trip. We went past the former Niskayuna Railroad Station, under the Thaddeus Kosciusko (twin) Bridges and stopped to look at the Cohoes Falls. Our only supported rest stop was […]
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Headed out of Canajoharie for a 46 mile ride to Niskayuna. It was nice to see familiar places. Had a rest stop at Mabee Farm. Never knew how steep Nott St. was until I had to cycle up it. Had a nice reception and dinner at the JCC where we are camping tonight. Talent show […]
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Today was our longest day, almost 63 miles. It ended with a killer hill leading up to the Canajoharie High School where we were to camp for the night. There was a sign on top of the steep hill congratulating cyclists. Weather was perfect for riding, mostly cloudy but dry. It’s starting to rain now […]
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50 more miles behind us leaves us to camp at Fort Stanwix National Monument in Rome. Rode a variety of terrain from city streets, paved paths, gravel, residential neighborhoods, and a narrow one way path along the canal. Our first rest stop was at Chittenango Landing where people were dressed in old Erie Canal re-enactment […]
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Cycled from Seneca Falls to Syracuse today. There are a variety of bikes from road bikes, hybrids, recumbents, tandems and even the trending fat tires. Road on the tow path along the old canal and the regular road most of the day today. Saw an osprey in its nest and a big turtle along the […]
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Today we cycled from Fairport to Seneca Falls, about 54 miles. We experienced our first rain in the last 15 miles of our ride. My wife Liz got a flat tire and I took a spill around a wet corner. I’m fine, luckily not a scratch. Glad we got that behind us. Everybody in the […]
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Today we cycled from Medina to Fairport. We went about 60 miles. Weather was nice but hot. We saw the culvert road, which was built in 1823, the only road under the Eric Canal. It’s in Ripley’s believe it or not.
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Cycled from Buffalo to Medina today. We took a boat ride through locks in Lockport. The oldest person cycling the canal ride is Stuart Levengood, 91, from Gilbertsville, PA. This is his 8th time doing the trip. The youngest is this cute little girl named Cadence Swift,2, of Tulsa, OK. A first name appropriately named […]
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